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gyromancy是什么意思

gyromancy

英文词源


gyromancy (n.)
1550s, method of divination said to have been practiced by a person walking in a circle marked with characters or signs till he fell from dizziness, the inference being drawn from the place in the circle at which he fell; from Medieval Latin gyromantia, from Greek gyyros "circle" (see gyro- (n.)) + manteia "divination, oracle" (see -mancy).

双语例句


1. Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.
制片人决定结束她在影片中与皮尔斯·劳顿的恋情。

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2. She loved him so much: it was a fairytale romance.
她深深爱着他:这是个童话般的浪漫故事。

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3. It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance.
暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。

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4. All this questioning is so analytical and clinical — it kills romance.
整个询问分析性和逻辑性太强,浪漫的气息荡然无存。

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5. Like "Gone With The Wind" it's an unashamed epic romance.
和《飘》一样,它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事.

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